May 7, 1999
As NATO forces were carrying out air strikes aimed at stopping the
Serbian-led genocide in Kosovo, a cruise missile hit the Chinese Embassy in
Belgrade, killing three Chinese journalists and wounding about 20. The U.S.
said the bombing was accidental and that the embassy was mistakenly on a
NATO target list. The Chinese government did not accept the explanation and
called for a full-scale investigation. Chinese protesters
pelted the
U.S. Embassy in Beijing with stones after the bombing.